by Jim Smith | Mar 21, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists, Marvel, Role Call - The Best of Disney, Star Wars
(A version of this article was published for Laughing Place on March 22, 2022.) Fully developed characters are essential to great storytelling. Start with an inspiring hero, solid villain, a few supporting roles, and you’ve got the foundation for a good story. But...
by Jim Smith | Feb 24, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists, Role Call - The Best of Disney, Star Wars
(I shared a version of this post with Laughing Place on February 16, 2022.) “Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them.” Obi-Wan Kenobi Things aren’t always how they seem, and nowhere is that more true than in the Star Wars Galaxy. Our eyes, our ears, and our brains...
by Jim Smith | Nov 22, 2021 | Disney, Disney Connections, Star Wars
(Editor’s Update: March 28, 2024 – Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser took its last voyage on September 28-30, 2023. For numerous reasons, the elevated Star Wars experience was not sustainable as a Disney Parks entertainment offering. Explore these reasons,...
by Jim Smith | Nov 12, 2021 | Disney, Star Wars, Trivia
Can you imagine finding out your sworn enemy is actually your father? Of course that’s exactly what happened to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. But that’s not what most members involved in the filming thought. In that memorable battle...
by Jim Smith | Jul 25, 2021 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Lists, Marvel, Role Call - The Best of Disney, Star Wars
Disney films have used MacGuffins as storytelling devices almost since the founding of the Walt Disney Studios. These devices – whether they be objects, characters, or even events or ideas in film, serve to set and keep the story’s plot in motion. At their core,...
